Personal Injury Conference 2014
Course Date: June 12, 2014
Total: 1h 14min
Course Date: June 12, 2014
Welcome and Introduction
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Case Law Update
Karen E. Jamieson — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Does Gender Matter? Special Consideration for Claims by Women
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medical dimensions of women’s injuries
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assessing damages in context
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practical strategies for advancing claims
Krista L. Simon — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Subrogation
Jan A. Fishman — Fishman Lawyers, Vancouver
Assessing Medical Evidence in Soft Tissue Claims
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patient complaints and objective evidence
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exposing underlying assumptions
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moving from facts to opinions
Kevin Gourlay — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
Callum G. Kelly — Stevens Virgin, Vancouver
Aleksandra Mihailovic — Stevens Virgin, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Mediation Summaries and Settlement Briefs
- what to do and why to do it
- what is effective and what is not effective
- plaintiff and defence perspectives
Peter Collins — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Sanjana P. Khaira — Sanjana Khaira Law Corporation, Surrey
Emerging Therapies in the Management of Chronic Pain
- case law on new therapies
- the theory behind the new therapies
- matching therapies with practitioners
- working with the experts
Lee Cowley — Cowley & Company, Surrey
Costs Update
- costs issues generally in personal injury litigation
- PST/GST and non-taxable costs
- cost assessment hearings
Registrar Kathryn Sainty — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Christopher J. Hope — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Cross-Examination of an Opposing Medical Expert: From Strategy to Tactics
- developing the plan
- focusing on the issues that will count
- staying on message and staying out of trouble
James U. Buckley — Slater Vecchio LLP, Vancouver
Harvi S. Grewal — Quinlan Abrioux, Vancouver
Concluding Remarks
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
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Litigation
» Causes of action, Costs, Evidence, Experts, Juries, Practice, Settlement, Summary trials
Personal Injury
» Client Relations, Damages, Defences, Family compensation claims, Injuries, Insurance, Medical malpractice, Motor vehicle accidents, Occupiers liability, Part 7 benefits, Practice, Professional Responsibility
Practice Management
» Billing, Client Relations, Reviews Under Legal Profession Act
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